Common use of ALPS Compensation; Expenses Clause in Contracts

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The compensation payable to ALPS for its services hereunder are set forth in a separate agreement between the Fund’s investment adviser and ALPS. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s directors or trustees; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, other offering documents and supplements, proxy materials, and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder by ALPS, ALPS shall receive the compensation payable to ALPS for its services hereunder are set forth in a separate agreement between the Fund’s investment adviser and ALPSAppendix C hereto. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and the offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers offers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administrationadministrations, transfer agency, and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; , insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s directors or trusteesdirectors; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, other offering documents and supplements, proxy materials, and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The compensation payable In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder by ALPS, the Fund shall pay ALPS the fees listed in Appendix C hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, fees billed for its the services hereunder to be performed by ALPS under this Agreement are set forth in a separate agreement based on information provided by the Fund and such fees are subject to renegotiation between the Fund’s investment adviser parties to the extent such information is determined to be materially different from what the Fund originally provided to ALPS. During each year of the Term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and ALPSprovided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent with those provided in the previous year of this Agreement, the total fee that would be charged for the same services would be the base fee rate (as reflected in Appendix C) increased by 5% per annum. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, administrative and accounting expenses; custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s directors or trusteesdirectors; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, other offering documents and documents, supplements, proxy materials, and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The compensation payable In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder by ALPS, the Administrator shall pay ALPS the fees listed in Appendix C hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, fees billed for its the services hereunder to be performed by ALPS under this Agreement are set forth in a separate agreement based on information provided by the Administrator and such fees are subject to renegotiation between the Fund’s investment adviser and parties to the extent such information is determined to be materially different from what the Administrator originally provided to ALPS. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund or Administrator personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund Funds or the Fund’s Funds’ investment adviseradvisers, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, agency and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s directors or trusteesFunds’ directors; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, information other offering documents and documents, supplements, proxy materials, materials and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The compensation payable In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder by ALPS, the Trust shall pay ALPS the fees listed in Appendix C hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, fees billed for its the services hereunder to be performed by ALPS under this Agreement are set forth in a separate agreement based on information provided by the Adviser and such fees are subject to renegotiation between the Fund’s investment adviser parties to the extent such information is determined to be materially different from what the Adviser originally provided to ALPS. During each year of the term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and ALPSprovided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent with those provided in the previous year of this Agreement, the total fee that would be charged for the same services would be the base fee rate (as reflected in Appendix C) increased by 5% per annum. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, agency and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or Trust trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the FundTrust’s directors or trustees; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, information other offering documents and documents, supplements, proxy materials, materials and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The compensation payable to ALPS for its services hereunder are set forth in a separate agreement between the Fund’s investment adviser and ALPS. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel, except in the event that an employee of ALPS serves as a Fund officer (other than as Chief Compliance Officer), in which case such employee shall serve in such capacity without remuneration from the Fund. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s directors or trustees; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, other offering documents and supplements, proxy materials, and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). (b) ALPS recognizes that the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-l (the “Plan”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and ALPS agrees that any amounts paid under the Plan will be paid pursuant to the terms of the Plan and in accordance with the Board’s instructions.

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The compensation payable In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder by ALPS, the Trust shall pay ALPS the fees listed in Appendix C hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, fees billed for its the services hereunder to be performed by ALPS under this Agreement are set forth in a separate agreement based on information provided by the Trust and such fees are subject to renegotiation between the Fund’s investment adviser parties to the extent such information is determined to be materially different from what the Trust originally provided to ALPS. During each year of the Term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and ALPSprovided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent with those provided in the previous year of this Agreement, the total fee that would be charged for the same services would be the base fee rate (as reflected in Appendix C) increased by 5% per annum. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund Trust personnel. Other Fund Trust expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund Trust or the FundTrust’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund Trust shares; administration, transfer agency, agency and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trusteesTrustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund Trust and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund Trust existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the FundTrust’s directors or trusteesTrustees; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, information other offering documents and documents, supplements, proxy materials, materials and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The compensation payable In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder by ALPS, the Fund shall pay ALPS the fees listed in Appendix C hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, fees billed for its the services hereunder to be performed by ALPS under this Agreement are set forth in a separate agreement based on information provided by the Fund and such fees are subject to renegotiation between the Fund’s investment adviser parties to the extent such information is determined to be materially different from what the Fund originally provided to ALPS. During each year of the Term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and ALPSprovided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent with those provided in the previous year of this Agreement, the total fee that would be charged for the same services would be the base fee rate (as reflected in Appendix C) increased by 5% per annum. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s Funds’ investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, agency and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s directors or trusteesdirectors; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, information other offering documents and documents, supplements, proxy materials, materials and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder by ALPS, ALPS shall receive the compensation payable to ALPS for its services hereunder are set forth in a separate agreement between the Fund’s investment adviser and ALPSAppendix C hereto. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and the offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; , insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund und existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s directors or trusteesdirectors; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, other offering documents and supplements, proxy materials, and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder by ALPS, ALPS shall receive the compensation payable to ALPS for its services hereunder are set forth in a separate agreement between the Fund’s investment adviser and ALPSAppendix C hereto. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund Company personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund Company or the FundCompany’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and the offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund Company shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares shares for sale (including registering the Fund Company as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund Company as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund Company shares; administration, transfer agency, and custodial expenses; interest; Fund Company directors’ or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; , insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund und existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the FundCompany’s directors or trusteesdirectors; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, other offering documents and supplements, proxy materials, and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The compensation payable In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder by ALPS, the Fund shall pay ALPS the fees listed in Appendix C hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, fees billed for its the services hereunder to be performed by ALPS under this Agreement are set forth in a separate agreement based on information provided by the Fund and such fees are subject to renegotiation between the Fund’s investment adviser parties to the extent such information is determined to be materially different from what the Fund originally provided to ALPS. During each year of the Term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and ALPSprovided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent with those provided in the previous year of this Agreement, the total fee that would be charged for the same services would be the base fee rate (as reflected in Appendix C) increased by 5% per annum. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, agency and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trusteesTrustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s directors or trusteesTrustees; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, information other offering documents and documents, supplements, proxy materials, materials and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The compensation payable to ALPS for its services hereunder are set forth in a separate agreement between the Fund’s investment adviser and ALPS. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state)sale; litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s directors or trusteestrustees (except those materials as may be provided by ALPS directly); printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, other offering documents and supplements, proxy materials, repurchase offer notifications and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). To the extent applicable, the Fund is responsible for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by ALPS in connection with travel expenses to Board meetings.

ALPS Compensation; Expenses. (a) The compensation payable In consideration for the services to be performed hereunder by ALPS, the Fund shall pay ALPS the fees listed in Appendix C hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, fees billed for its the services hereunder to be performed by ALPS under this Agreement are set forth in a separate agreement based on information provided by the Fund and such fees are subject to renegotiation between the Fund’s investment adviser parties to the extent such information is determined to be materially different from what the Fund originally provided to ALPS. During each year of the Term, unless the parties shall otherwise agree and ALPSprovided that the service mix and volumes remain consistent with those provided in the previous year of this Agreement, the total fee that would be charged for the same services would be the base fee rate (as reflected in Appendix C) increased by 5% per annum. (b) ALPS will bear all expenses in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. ALPS will not bear any of the costs of Fund personnel. Other Fund expenses incurred shall be borne by the Fund or the Fund’s investment adviser, including, but not limited to, initial organization and offering expenses; the blue sky registration and qualification of Shares for sale in the various states in which the officers of the Fund shall determine it advisable to qualify such Shares for sale (including registering the Fund as a broker or dealer or any officer of the Fund as agent or salesman in any state); litigation expenses; taxes; costs of preferred shares; expenses of conducting repurchase offers for the purpose of repurchasing Fund shares; administration, transfer agency, agency and custodial expenses; interest; Fund directors’ or trustees’ fees; brokerage fees and commissions; state and federal registration fees; advisory fees; insurance premiums; fidelity bond premiums; Fund and investment advisory related legal expenses; costs of maintenance of Fund existence; printing and delivery of materials in connection with meetings of the Fund’s directors or trusteesdirectors; printing and mailing of shareholder reports, prospectuses, statements of additional information, information other offering documents and documents, supplements, proxy materials, materials and other communications to shareholders; securities pricing data and expenses in connection with electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).